David Whitehead, Pres.                 Gary Cowardin, Editor    
4305 Cary Street Rd.                   1404 Lorraine Ave.       
Richmond, VA 23221                     Richmond, VA 23227-3735  
davidwhitehead1@comcast.net            cowardin@juno.com        
March 8, 2011 Program
Clay Mountcastle
"Punitive War: Confederate Guerillas and Union Reprisals"

8:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at the
First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA., 4602 Cary Street Road, 23226
A parking lot is available behind the church with an entrance off the
parking lot to the left and down a few stairs. (map in August's newsleter)



Clay Mountcastle is a Lieutenant  Colonel  in  the  US  Army,  currently
assigned to the Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He
earned his BA in History from the Virginia Military  Institute  in  1994
and  his  PhD in History from Duke University in 2006.  For three years,
he taught Military History at the United States Military Academy at West
Point.   Mountcastle's  other  duty  assignments  have included tours in
Germany, Croatia and Bosnia, Korea, and most recently, a  tour  in  Iraq
with  US  Army  Special Operations Command.  This summer, he will assume
the position of the Professor of Military Science at the  University  of
Washington  in  Seattle.  In September of 2009, his first book, Punitive
War: Confederate Guerrillas and Union Reprisals  was  published  by  the
University Press of Kansas.                                             

He  has  spoken  on  Civil  War  topics  at academic conferences and has
addressed a number of  organizations  interested  in  American  military
history,  to  include the New York Military Affairs Symposium, the Civil
War Round Table of New York, and the Civil War Roundtable  of  Fairfield
County,  Connecticut.   His most recent opportunity to discuss the topic
of tonight's talk was  with  the  Civil  War  Round  Table  of  Decatur,
Illinois.                                                               

His  presentation will cover the many ways that guerrilla warfare shaped
the Civil War, and in  particular,  the  Union  Army's  attitude  toward
Southern civilians and the limits of war.                               


Be sure to come early to get a good seat.
Meeting Attendance: February 2011 = 108 WOW!


NOTE: Please put on your NEW NAME BADGE on when you arrive for the meeting.
(They will be near the back or side of the room.)

Sandy will be Collecting Dues Tuesday

Type of membership:                                                      
___ Resident (individual) - $35   ___*Non-resident (individual) - $20    
___ Resident (couple) - $45       ___*Non-resident (couple) - $25        
___ Senior Member $20 (over the age of 65 andhas 10 years of membership) 
___ Senior Couple $25 (over the age of 65 andhas 10 years of membership) 
___ Student member (13-17 yrs old) - $20                                 
___ Sustaining member - $50+ (dues plus contribution)                    
        (*Nonresident is defined as living 50 miles outside of Richmond)


 A Note from Our President 

Looks like another great speaker and  topic  Tuesday.   Bring  a  guest.
Don't forget to pay your 2011 dues and don't forget to save the date for
our annual tour Saturday, June 18, 2011.                                

Announcements such as this past MOC's conference with Bearss, Davis, and
Robertson,  can  be  placed on our bulletin board in the back or side of
the meeting room for you to check out before and after the meetings.    

The survey for or against an annual dinner will be concluded Tuesday.   

					See you at the meeting,     
					David Whitehead, Pres. RCWRT

For those who missed the last meeting or didn't turn in a  survey  (only
54  were  turned  in),  survey  forms  will  be  available regarding the
Richmond Civil War Round Table Annual dinner:                           

Are you in favor of having our annual dinner meeting in November?       

If YES, Why? What about a different location?

If NO, Why?

(If we do not hold a dinner meeting in  November,  our  monthly  meeting
will  be  held as usual at 8:00 PM on the second Tuesday of the month at
First Presbyterian Church.)                                             

Civil War Trust
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Upcoming Events



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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission

Visit The Museum of the Confederacy Online
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Visit The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
www.tredegar.org
and their
Events Calendar

Pamplin Historical Park and
The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
www.pamplinpark.org
and their
Special Events Calendar

RCWRT Monthly Speakers for 2011


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